Dear Mary, How wonderful that you got to see her in concert. I am also touched by her personal story. She is a survivor of the business. I respect her greatly. And what a prolific songwriter! I went to one of her websites and was very moved by her struggle to stay alive in the music business. In my opinion, she was being counted out by the powers that be who feel they have the ultimate wisdom of who does and does not have talent. Yet, she survived simply because of her desire to sing and to create. She collaborated on as many projects as possible to keep her dream alive. She is a tremendous role model for surviving the music business in spite of the odds. She is also my inspiration for wanting to collaborate with as many artists as possible. Her love for music kept her going. She could not stop even if she wanted to because it's in her soul.
By the way, thanks for your support and for making me feel special! Love, Sherelle In a message dated 05/09/2002 5:46:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Kakki and Sherelle, > > I had the chance to see Brenda Russell in concert in Milwaukee in the > summer of 1988, and I jumped at it. I loved "Piano in the Dark," although, > at the time, as sort of a guilty pleasure: I somewhat snobbishly regarded > it as more "pop" than music I usually listened to. However, it almost > perfectly captured a certain, rather sad moment in my life then (long > story). Years later, I still love that song, with, I hope, a lot less > snobbery. > > At any rate, Brenda wasn't even the main attraction that night, if I > remember correctly, but I went to see her, not the performer she opened > for. And she was great: warm, gracious with the audience, and put on a > wonderful show. Kakki, I envy you the opportunity to hear her perform more > often. > > And Sherelle: a heartfelt "ME, TOO" to one line in Kakki's post. I'm > absolutely thrilled that you're coming to Jonifest!!! > > Mary P.
